National Magazine Awards Unveiled

New York was named Magazine of The Year by the American Society of Magazine Editors last night, while National Geographic took four Ellies, including a pair for digital media. Among the notables honored: The Mother Jones exclusive that featured the now-infamous “Romney 47 percent” video that helped define the 2012 presidential election won in the Video category, and The Atlantic won for Website. Stephen King won his second National Magazine Award, this one for the Harper’s Magazine fiction piece “Batman and Robin Have an Altercation”. Here’s the full list of winners:

Essays and CriticismThe Atlantic
James Bennet, Editor in Chief
Scott Stossel, Editor
“Fear of a Black President,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
September

Columns and CommentarySlate
David Plotz, Editor in Chief
Three columns by Dahlia Lithwick: “It’s Not About the Law, Stupid,” March 22; “The Supreme Court’s Dark Vision of Freedom,” March 27; and “Where Is the Liberal Outrage?” July 6

FictionHarper’s Magazine
Ellen Rosenbush, Editor
“Batman and Robin Have an Altercation,” by Stephen King
September